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Bank of Spain Responds, Promises It Is Not Confiscating Catalonia's Gold
On Wednesday, some were curious to know why a line of armored vans was stationed outside the Bank of Spain’s Barcelona branch. Our interest was piqued when we remembered that on Sunday, Catalans will vote in what might as well be an independence referendum. We’ll spare readers a lengthy discussion of the history behind the independence movement and just note that CDC and ERC need 68 seats for an absolute parliamentary majority. If they hit that threshold, they’ll push quickly for an independent Catalonia. Based on the latest polls, it looks like it’s going to be close: